Alectryon vs Dotted Bee-fly

Alectryon tropicus compared with Bombylius discolor

Key Differences

• Alectryon is Near Threatened while Dotted Bee-fly is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alectryon	Dotted Bee-fly
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Sapindaceae	Bombyliidae
Genus	Alectryon	Bombylius
Species	Alectryon tropicus	Bombylius discolor

Conservation Status

Alectryon

NT — Near Threatened

Dotted Bee-fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alectryon	Dotted Bee-fly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alectryon

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Dotted Bee-fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Alectryon

The Alectryon (Alectryon tropicus) is a species in the genus Alectryon. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.